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Klaus-Bernhard Jotz of Tung Chung is concerned about seemingly pointless construction work near his home.
'A couple of months ago, seven structures the same as you see in the attached picture (below) were set up along Man Tung Road, between the primary school and the Gateway shopping mall. As I live in this area, I walk past these structures daily.
'I've been wondering since then what they are for and why they were built. I have never seen anybody using them apart from people chaining their bicycles onto them illegally from the day after they were set up.
'I suppose they were built with taxpayers' money and therefore I require an answer to my questions regarding why they were built and what they are for.'
Tung Chung district officer Lee Man-fai said they were rain shelters. 'Islands district councillor Leung Siu-tong proposed to build a walkway cover on a section of Man Tung Road in a district council meeting in 2005,' he said. 'Representatives from the Transport Department, Leisure and Cultural Services Department and our office as well as Mr Leung and one local representative then conducted a site visit in December 2005.
'Taking the site conditions and local requests into consideration, all representatives agreed to build seven rain shelters along the road to provide cover and resting places for pedestrians and students of nearby schools. Islands district council finally approved the works.'
